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SMITHS IP a boutique firm with more than two decades of experience licensing, litigating, and securing intellectual property. We’ve served clients of all sizes, from start-ups to global brands. In-house counsel, general counsel, and our network of foreign IP associates rely on us for in-depth expertise and knowledge in Canadian IP matters.

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We have in-depth knowledge and a broad range of expertise in all matters related to protecting intellectual property in Canada and enforcing it against copiers and infringers.

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On May 24, 2018, we are happy to be hosting IP associates worldwide in Vancouver, British Columbia on their swing through the Pacific Northwest after the International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. Apart from our hosting a cocktail reception, many foreign IP firms will be immersing themselves (!) in Vancouver culture with team dragon boating in the heart of the city. If you are interested in attending, drop us a note or a line!

The annual French Moot Court put on by the Association des Juristes Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique will be held on March 10 at the Vancouver Law Courts to showcase the involvement of francophones in the BC legal system. This year's scenario regarding hockey will be tried, entirely in French, by French-speaking lawyers before a French-speaking judge and a French-speaking jury. As an avid hockey player, Paul Smith will be participating as counsel.

On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada considered issues of comity, freedom of expression and extraterritorial effect and confirmed the order against Google, also noting that absent a showing that the order would compel Google to break U.S. law, the extra-territorial reach of the order was justified in the circumstances of the case.